Stating that welfare schemes of the Central government had been formulated prioritising the welfare of women, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, April 13, 2024, urged the electorate in Nilgiris district to spur their economic progress by voting for BJP candidate, Union Minister L. Murugan.
Unlike the T.N. government that had imposed pre-conditions for women under its monthly basic income scheme of ₹1,000, the BJP government led by Prime Minister Modi had devised schemes for the comprehensive progress of families by way of construction of individual toilets, provision of gas cylinders, and funding for women in self-help-groups for economic empowerment, the Finance Minister said, while interacting with women SHGs and MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) workers.
Taking a dig at the family politics of the DMK regime, the Finance Minister urged people to understand the “disdain” with which the women representatives were treated by male politicians, in what seemed to be a reference to Chennai Mayor R. Priya.
